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LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

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Diversification

An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.

Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

OEIC

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.

Geometric Mean Return

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.

Dirty price

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.

LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.

UK Treasury bill

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.

Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.

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